I guess it's not official yet, but the Championships Committee meeting minutes suggest the 2013 short course meet will be in Indy and the long course meet will be in Mission Viejo. It was nice to see that for both meets there was actually a competition, with Austin also bidding for SC and San Antonio for LC.
Indy and Mission look like good choice to me. What does everyone else think?
The proposal was August 7-11 (Wednesday through Sunday with just the 1500 on Wed.).That'll be good. I should be able to swing that.
Two thumbs-up for Mission Viejo, I will definitely be going there. It is within driving distance from AZ and will be a great summer destination. I might stay another couple of days and hang-out on the beach, which there are plenty of in SoCal.
For those of you who haven't been there, its a great location in Orange County with rolling hills and trees. John Wayne Airport is about 20-25 minutes away and there are some good microbreweries not far away.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be there along with a bunch of other 'zonies in August of 2013!
Kudos to MVN for bidding and winning this meet.I agree. They've got a decent 8 lane 25 meter warmup diving well in addition to the 8 lane long course competition pool. My request of the MVN team is to arrange a hotel rate deal at this place -- www.renaissanceclubsport.com/.../home.do. They've got a 6 lane (I think 25 yard) lap pool at the hotel which makes it a great place to stay and do some offsite warmups about 10 minutes from the MVN site. It's an awesome hotel but often a bit pricey: stayed there on points w/my wife a couple years back when I went to a SCM meet @ MVN and staying on a reduced rate this weekend for the SPMA championships.
The proposal was August 7-11 (Wednesday through Sunday with just the 1500 on Wed.).That'll be good. I should be able to swing that.
Two thumbs-up for Mission Viejo, I will definitely be going there. It is within driving distance from AZ and will be a great summer destination. I might stay another couple of days and hang-out on the beach, which there are plenty of in SoCal.
For those of you who haven't been there, its a great location in Orange County with rolling hills and trees. John Wayne Airport is about 20-25 minutes away and there are some good microbreweries not far away.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be there along with a bunch of other 'zonies in August of 2013!
Kudos to MVN for bidding and winning this meet.I agree. They've got a decent 8 lane 25 meter warmup diving well in addition to the 8 lane long course competition pool. My request of the MVN team is to arrange a hotel rate deal at this place -- www.renaissanceclubsport.com/.../home.do. They've got a 6 lane (I think 25 yard) lap pool at the hotel which makes it a great place to stay and do some offsite warmups about 10 minutes from the MVN site. It's an awesome hotel but often a bit pricey: stayed there on points w/my wife a couple years back when I went to a SCM meet @ MVN and staying on a reduced rate this weekend for the SPMA championships.
